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Bellevue: Accuracy vs. Precision & Error vs. Uncertainty

For Students 9th - 10th
A really nice distinction here in this longish piece from the Bellevue Community College. It's not just accuracy vs. precision, but also error vs. uncertainty. This is a necessary additional consideration for any paper on the topic.
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University of Colorado: Error, Accuracy, & Precision

For Students 9th - 10th
A serious paper by serious geographers, discussing at full length the problems caused by error, inaccuracy, and imprecision in Geographical Information Systems. The definitive word in the real world.

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